CVE-2016-7146: MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

CVE-2016-7146 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2016-11-10

MoinMoin 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to conduct "JavaScript injection" attacks by using the "page creation or crafted URL" approach, related to a "Cross Site Scripting (XSS)" issue affecting the action=fckdialog&dialog=attachment (via page name) component.

Technologies: moin (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-7146 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-7146 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-7146?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 10 November 2016.
Which products and versions are affected?
moin (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.9.9, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.9.8,fixed=1.9.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-7146?
Yes. moin (PyPI): upgrade to 1.9.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-7146?
Check whether you run moin (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • moin (PyPI): upgrade to 1.9.9 or later
    pip install "moin>=1.9.9"

Affected products

  • moin (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.9.9, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.9.8,fixed=1.9.9

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-7146
  • GHSA-fj26-q4vh-85f6
  • PYSEC-2016-30

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